This is my favorite book of the Little House series. The Ingalls family is doing well. The town has recovered from the Hard Winter. And Laura is changing from a girl into a woman. The descriptions of the characters and the surroundings are vivid and real. The Little House series is a gift to all readers, not just young readers! I'm in my 30's and I still love to read them periodically, but this is one of my very favorites. 2011-08-14